*****HEADS UP*****-Obama at Seattle backyard discussion

[jenmito]

Now: http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[Clio the Leo]

1. Stars Jen! Ya gotta do the ******

Or it doesn't count. :-)

[jenmito]

9. What are you talking about?

I GOT the stars! I had them all along! :D

[Clio the Leo]

12. lol of course! :-p nt

[Clio the Leo]

2. POTUS talked about this report.....

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/Jobs-and-Ecomomic-Security-for-Americas-Women.pdf

(you'll need a Google account to view)

[Clio the Leo]

3. Getting a helping hand (throat?) from local business owners...

.... letting them talk about their businesses and thus resting his voice a bit. ;)

[Clio the Leo]

4. Next biz. owner is from a place called "Cupcake Royale" ... wow...

... THAT got my attention!

She says she brought some samples for the President "but he has some pretty tight security" to which the President responds "I suspect the Secret Service has confiscated and is now EATING them!"

[Clio the Leo]

5. Says every sm. biz owner she knows is looking forward to the benefits of the sm. biz bill. nt

[Clio the Leo]

6. If the President is helping to produce more cupcakes for America....

... he DEFINITELY has my vote! ('cause it was SO in doubt! lol)

[Clio the Leo]

7. she says sales of her "salted caramel" flavor have sky rocketed...

... since he's been in office .... because he's a fan.

Dont know what HER's looks like, but here's what my local cupcake's shop looks like...

[CakeGrrl]

8. I've had the Salted Caramel she just mentioned - good stuff

Caramel icing on a chocolate cupcake.

So is their vanilla cupcake with Lavender icing!

[Clio the Leo]

11. I haven't had my local store's salted caramel yet...

.... but I think I just found my excuse. :)

[Clio the Leo]

14. Here's her website...

http://www.cupcakeroyale.com/

[Clio the Leo]

10. Q: "How do we help get the facts out to the media...."

"because the distortions have really hurt."

POTUS "Once folks start to see the benefits of the HCR bill, it wont be so hard to argue .... seniors starting to see there are no death panels, only help w/prescription drug benefits..... We have to constantly beat the drum and be clear about what is in the bill. .... but we've got tens of millions of dollars in every media market airing negative ads .... but we will look back 20 years from now and see this was the right thing to do."

"As for the Recovery Act .... large percentage of it was tax breaks .... and invesment in infastructure .... I list all the things the Recovery Act brought and people like it. .... But we spent so much time trying to get the policy implemented, we couldn't spend time advertising, and i take responsibility for that."

"About the deficit ... the problem I have is that the other side is suggesting the problem arose when I took office ... I took over with a record deficit..... But you ask the GOP what they'd cut to balance the budget and there's this deafening silence. Voters should ask candidates 'what are you going to do to fix the budget crisis, if they cant answer, then they're not serious."

[Clio the Leo]

13. Next Q is about promoting sustainable communities...

.... egads! Who let the liberals loose in the Obama event! (ha!)

(he's talking about high speed rail, wind and solar power, his proposal for infrastructure spending same old same old)

[gateley]

18. This is the Seattle I love and how it used to be -- bleeding heart liberal!

It's changing, but there are still a lot of us left! :patriot:

[Clio the Leo]

23. I love how it looks all stereotypically rainy there ....

... and lush. We'd LOVE some lushness in TN right about now.

Bought the most fabulous hot pink rain boots the other day ... dont know when I'll get to wear them.

[gateley]

25. Rain is coming today - we've had several days of beautiful clear skies --

crisp, autumn in the air -- perfect!

Come on up and stomp around some Seattle puddles in those boots - don't let them go to waste! (Hint: don't bring an umbrella or a raincoat - you'll scream "tourist")

[Clio the Leo]

15. Q: about job outsourcing....

"We're the only major economy that provides incentives for creating jobs overseas."

(we're not getting a lot of new info from this event, he's saying a lot of stuff any good DU'er should know) ;)

[Clio the Leo]

16. Talking about meeting the kids from "Waiting for Superman"...

.... says THOSE kids are doing great because people rallied to help THEM ...but there are millions of kids like them in need of help. ... talks about Race to the Top. Says key to improving schools is to make sure to invest in teachers.

[gateley]

20. Wonderful answer and point. Good on ya, O! nt

[gateley]

17. Thanks Clio & Jen - I was right here watching MSNBC and they didn't show it

except for a brief clip in the backyard!

My niece brings some of those cupcakes (not that particular flavor yet, but I'll put in a request) from the Bellevue store. Unbelievable.

[Clio the Leo]

22. lol we do a bit more icing here in the south...

... you know, we LOVE our LARD ... (as the above pic shows) but there's no BAD cupcake ... I'd love to try them.

[gateley]

24. I had the pleasure of living in the South for seven years. Hush Puppies and

Yeast Rolls washed down with Sweet Tea -- heaven.

[Clio the Leo]

27. Yep....

... gotta get my mom to teach me how to make those ... a lost art.

[Clio the Leo]

19. The highlight of Obama's week was....

... hosting the science fair. #NerdBoy :)

Talks about a student her taught herself chemistry one summer because she didn't want to wait until Soph. year in HS .... she designed a new drug for cancer is being contacted by companies around the world ... "these young people make you feel so optimistic ... there's nothing we cant do. If we create the right conditions for them, they'll make sure the 21st Century is the American century just like the 20th was."

[Clio the Leo]

21. He got two BLATANT thank yous and....

... one unsolicited ovation.

Fired up ..... ready to go.

[AngryAmish]

26. These fuckers better be respectful